Expression of secreted frizzled-related protein 2 in a primary canine mammary tumor cell line: a candidate tumor marker for mammary tumor cells |
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Authors: | Lee Jia-Lin Chang Ching-Jin Chueh Ling-Ling Lin Chung-Tien |
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Affiliation: | Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Republic of China. |
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Abstract: | Canine mammary tumors (CMTs) have been proposed to be a good animal model for human breast cancer. To provide a basis for the tumorigenic study of CMTs, cell lines were established using a modified cell culture technique. The epithelial morphology and immunostaining with cytokeratin 18 confirmed the epithelial origin of the cells. In an investigation of possible mammary tumorigenesis-related factors, the expression of Wnt signaling-related proteins was detected in cell lines. Secreted frizzled-related protein 2 (SFRP2) was abundantly expressed in CMT cells but not in normal canine mammary gland (MG) cells. Secreted frizzled-related protein 2 was secreted into the culture medium and was associated with the extracellular matrix. In addition, increased expressions of beta-catenin and cyclin D1 were observed in cells overexpressing SFRP2. The marked differential expression of SFRP2 reveals that this protein may be a potential candidate marker for CMTs. The CMT cell line established in this study provides a useful tool and experimental model for understanding both the tumorigenesis of CMTs and the role of Wnt signaling in cancers. |
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